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Alert When 3PL Inventory Counts Drift From Your System

Trust your stock numbers by reconciling your 3PL's reported inventory against your system daily and alerting on any discrepancy.

difficulty Advancedsetup 40 minresult Inventory discrepancies between your 3PL and system are caught daily, preventing overselling and stockouts.—
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  1. 1

    Pull 3PL Counts

    Add a Schedule Trigger daily and an HTTP Request fetching the 3PL's current inventory.

  2. 2

    Compare to Your System

    Add a Code node checking each SKU's 3PL count against your expected number.

  3. 3

    Flag Discrepancies

    Add an IF node continuing for SKUs where the difference exceeds a small tolerance.

  4. 4

    Alert to Investigate

    Add a Slack node listing mismatched SKUs and the size of the gap.

  5. 5

    Activate and Test

    Activate the workflow with a mismatched test SKU. Confirm the discrepancy alerts.

Frequently asked questions

What causes drift?

Receiving errors, damages and miscounts — daily reconciliation surfaces them before they cause oversells.

Can I auto-adjust?

Sync small, explained differences automatically and hold larger gaps for investigation.

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